| Rank | Private |
| Service # | 477947 |
| Unit # | 1st |
| Resident | Chatham |
JOHN EDWARD Regimental number: 477947 Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9903 – 54, Item: 622087, PDF:- B9903- SO54. Date of Birth unknown at Huron, Co., ON. son of Mrs. C. R. (Jessie – unmarried) VanEgmond of Egmonville, ON. A printer, (single), Vaccinated – yes. Member of 24th Kent. Regt. Attestation: 23/08/1915 at Halifax NS. John left Chatham with the 1st Contingent men on 22 August, 1914. RCR. (ROYAL CANADIAN REGT.
Apparent Age: 24 yrs., Height: 5’ 7 ½”, Girth: 41 ½”, Complexion: Fresh: Eyes: Blue, Hair: Fair – Scar above left eyebrow. Medical 24/08/15 – Medically unfit. “Not stared on Co. Papers (relations to soldiers). Attestation: at Halifax N.S. 23/08/15 – Present address – (Not Stated) – Disc. Depot Quebec 1916 RCR. Ecked 5/12/1
2/11/15 Embarked to France – Concussion – Checked 5/12/16 – SOS proceeding to Canada 21/03/17 “No Longer Physically fit. – To Bermuda 18/09/17 – Eye & Ear Hospital – Folkstone – Recommend “Patient for ‘Discharge” No. 2 Lines – Shoreham Camp – Sussex 6/11/16 – Before Medical Board – Discharged
11/12/16 C.M.C. H. – Outpatient ( from 31 /05/17) – Out patient. – Discharged.
Wounded at Ypres: 17/07/06 – to Boulouge Hospital No. 2. Gen. Hosp. La Harve 25/07/16 – 27/07/16 1st S. G. Dudley Rd. 27/07/16Thence here. SL. No. Opr. Deafness G. C. – Good – LPD. 11/12/16 – Hernia, treated at Bearwood 12/09/16. 11/12/16 C.M.C. H. – Outpatient ( from 31 /05/17) – Out patient. – Discharged.
CDN. CONV. – Diagnosis : Left Ing. Hernia – 11/09/16. Dudley Road – Birmingham 29/09/16. M.H. CC. – London 31/05/17. S.S. Missanabie home
Medical History: 25/09/14 – Bermuda – 29yrs. 2mos. 2/07/15 Anti-Typhoid 12/07/15 – ditto 12/11/14. Vaccination – Deafness Left ear 15/12/16. Total deafness. Right knee locks – left inguinal hernia. Hospital in France and England and 1 MVH – London, ON
Permanent – Recommendations – “ Discharge further treatment or hospital care will not improve the discharge’s condition, 13/04/17 at London, ON. – “Being no longer physical 1917 fit for war service. West Cliff – Cdn. Eye & Ear Hospital – Folkstone 28/09/16 to 31/10/16 .
Enlisted at Chatham, Ont. 21/08/14 “(1) That this nan’s discharged be not carried out until he is in receipt of the first payment of the Following Pension”. Last pay: $60.70 at London, ON, 16/05/17.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
| Sources | Chatham Daily Planet (24-10-1914), Chatham Daily Planet (27-11-1914), Chatham Daily Planet (08-12-1916), Centennial Chatham 1895-1995 - John Rhodes, RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9903 - 54, CDP (13/04/17) |
| Height | 5'7 1/2" |
| Eye Colour | Blue |
| Age | 24 yrs. |
| Complexion | Fresh |
| Hair | Fair |
| Birthplace | unknown at Huron, Co., ON. |
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